Suntan Snowman Christmas

***Merry Christmas!!! And thanks for stopping by. It’s been an interesting year full of fun surprises. I hope you are able to celebrate and enjoy the holidays the way that you want. I am certainly looking forward to spending time with my family and having a bit of time off.

Where to start... this cold and flu season has knocked me off my feet, I don’t remember the last time I was sick so much with back to back colds. As I was making another batch of Lipton’s chicken noodle soup last night I was thinking of how fortunate I am that it’s only a cold. 

A few highlights from this season…

My company made a toy donation this year to the Compassion Society of Halton. Everyone brought in a toy which was then dropped off at the Learning Tree in Burlington. There was the Hulk, Barbie, Legos, a Doctor Kit, Potsy, a Solar Robot, a Monkey Pillow, and more. It’s nice to be working with generous people.

We had a group of kids from Our Lady Of Peace Elementary School caroling at our door as they canvased for cans. They sang Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, it was fantastic! I have never had anyone carol at my home before. We had a small bag of goods that my Daughter helped put together to give them but I certainly wanted to give more. It was a cold day and they were so bright with spirit. (Not to forget the lovely hand written notice that was left at our door a week before.)

Have you ever wondered what to do with all plastic grocery bags? As much as I would like to say I always use my reusable bags I am forgetful at times and over the months they add up. Sure you could use them for garbage but I refused to throw them out if they are still usable : ). I called the KerrStreet Ministries a couple of years ago and found out they would take them. They were super nice and thankful for them each time I have made a drop off. They were having a Christmas party when we stopped by this year and it looked like a lot of fun.

Back to cards. This past month I put in my first order with Paper Smooches! They have some adorable stamps and corresponding dies! This was the first time using them and it was easier than expected.  

This is a small gift tag which was given with a box of Purdy’s chocolates. I wanted to add a little something to make it special so I used a “Swanky Snowdudes” stamp and the “Snowdudes Dies”.

 

I bought this fun stamp when I attended Scrapfest in Oshawa a few years back and finally got around to using it.

 

 
Thanks again for stopping by. I hope you’re as excited about Christmas as I am. I am looking forward to seeing my daughter and my husband open up their gifts on Christmas morning. Nothing makes me happier then to see them enjoy themselves and each other.

Until next time, keep warm and drink some hot chocolate (*don’t forget the marshmallows ;o))

Happy New Year!!!

... um, two months ago?

A lot has happened since I last posted, some ups and some downs but the good news is I'm up! And I couldn't be more thankful.

I made a big order from Simon Says Stamp and All That Scraps but I have not been in my craft room for over a month now so all my new supplies are just sitting there :P

So what have I been up to?  What have you been up to? ;o) I am taking a couple of night classes at Sheridan to upgrade my knowledge. It sounded good at the time, but it seems like my pastime has been reading textbooks, whooo-hoo! lol

One of the classes I'm taking is Microsoft Word 2010... it appears the software is no longer on sale; Word 2013 was recently released. I had a "duh!" moment. I have a great instructor, who's always happy. One of the things he's advised is to stop putting two spaces after the end of a sentence, this is really hard to do!

I went on a date night with my Husband last weekend. We went to Chapters where I spent most of my time in the children's section sipping on a Vanilla Creme starbucks (mmm mmmm) trying to find a new book for my baby. Then we went to see "Life of Pi". My Sister-in-law said it was fantastic and it was. I would definitely recommend it if you haven't seen it yet.

Note: Friends = a dose of sanity, once a month is recommended if not more. This may also apply to chocolate.

Take care and beware of snow.

Last Post of 2012

Only seven posts for 2012?! oh dear!  It could have been because we moved and my crafting supplies were packed away for a while before and after.  Hmmm, I may be making up excuses but that will do for right now ;o)

I had the chance to make one Christmas card this year.  It was also a birthday card so I added the "Birthday Wishes" sentiment on the left.

Card Materials & Tools: Bugaboo Digi Stamp; Eggbert Christmas, Amy R's Heart-y Sayings, Stampin' Up; Real Red and Whisper White Cardstock, Snow Buddies 116505, Craft White Ink, and Square Lattice Embossing Folder Die.  Rhinestones, Glossy Accents, Copics, Faux Snow, Glitter, and Echo Park Holly Jolly DSP.

Time spent this year (con't) I enjoy reading novels but rarely invest any time into it.  I like looking at magazines, reading books about babies and the occasional novel so it was nice to get myself lost in a few different series this year.

Yes, they are teen reads but I enjoyed every one of them.
1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn By Stephenie Meyer.  I saw the movie opening weekend and it was by far the best in the series; probably because I read the novel first.
2. The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay By Suzanne Collins.  After seeing the movie I was hooked.  The book was far better with all the added details.  I'm looking forward to seeing the next release.
3. Divergent and Insurgent By Veronica Roth (Part 3 will be out next fall)

Please recommend a book that you've read this year.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a very Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

What a memorable year it's been.  I can't image trying to remember all the details of 2012, thank goodness for my camera! It's like a journal for me and I'm glad it only takes seconds to capture a photo here and there so that I could keep the memory forever.

On another note, has anyone seen the Hobbit yet?  My Husband took me opening weekend and we saw it in 3D HFR and it was fantastic!  I'm a huge fan of LOTR and I've read the Hobbit years ago so I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

P.S. The image in the bottom left corner of the Merry Christmas sign was created by a good friend of mine.  Krista Taylor is a consultant for Creative Memories and is very talented in both traditional and digital scrapbooking.  If you want to learn more about the products she offers please contact her at krista@rempel.ca.

Sending Sympathy and Prayers

Did I say 'next month'???  I meant to say November ;o)

From time to time someone you know loses somebody special.  From my personal experience this is never easy whether it was expected or not.  We all hope and pray that they are in a better place and we know they will always continue to live in our hearts.

For this card I used the Petite Pairs stamp set from Stampin' up!

Happy cold and flu season! :S Stay warm and away from the sickies!

I'm Still Here

Thanks for stopping by.  We have successfully moved into our new home.  I finished painting the office yesterday.  Finally my scrapbooking table could be moved in along with all my tools and materials.  I will be back to post some more projects next month.  Take care and have a fabulous summer!

Does Life Ever Get Less Busy After Baby Arrives?

It seems to be getting more and more busy as the days go by.  Not that I'm complaining, I just wish I was able to create cards in my sleep ;o)  I have had a chance to create a few more cards over the past couple of months, mostly wedding cards which I used the same design as my Hitchedafellabella for J&S but with different colours.  I also attended a couple of bridal showers too so natrally I made those too.  I adore Stamping Bella's images and would own them all if I had the money ;o)  I was happy I got to finally ink up these two stamps for such special occasions. 

I used bridalpartybellas for my first card:

And for the second card I used sposabella:

We recently celebrated my husband's bithday this week and since I didn't have a lot of time I ended up using this "Robot Says Happy Birthday" image from silhouette online.  I'm glad he liked the little robot. 

Have I mentioned how much I love maternity leave?!?  I am so thankful for ever minute I get to enjoy my baby.  She is a delight to be around every day.  I love hearing her sounds, watching her learn how to use her toys and watching what she does with them... most of the time she puts it in her mouth but it's always funny when she does.

We're planning on selling our place soon so I had to pack away my supplies.  It was kinda sad but I'll see them again in a couple of months, I'm sure I'll find something to keep me busy.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!